Skull Session

Skull Session is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1975 for the Flying Dutchman label.

Skull Session
Studio album by Oliver Nelson
Released	1975
Recorded	January 7, 8 & 10, 1975 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:11
Label	Flying Dutchman BDL 1-0825
Producer	Bob Thiele
Oliver Nelson chronology
Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974) Skull Session (1975) Stolen Moments (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "For this interesting session, Oliver Nelson (who wrote and arranged all eight numbers) utilizes electric keyboards and rock and funk rhythms in what is still a big-band jazz date".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oliver Nelson

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skull Session"	5:59
2.	"Reuben's Rondo"	2:57
3.	"125th St. and 7th Avenue"	6:19
4.	"One for Duke"	4:30

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dumpy Mama"	4:38
2.	"Baja Bossa"	7:16
3.	"In a Japanese Garden"	3:07
4.	"Flight for Freedom"	4:25
Total length:		39:11

Personnel

• Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
• Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (tracks 1-6 & 8) - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Hubinon, Buddy Childers - trumpet (tracks 2-4)
• Grover Mitchell, Richard Nash, Chauncey Welsch - trombone (tracks 2-4)
• Maurice Spears - bass trombone (tracks 2-4)
• Vincent DeRosa, Davis Allan Duke - French horn (tracks 2-4)
• Don Waldrop - tuba (tracks 2-4)
• Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Bud Shank - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
• Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor flute, alto flute (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
• Billy Green - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• Billy Perkins - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• John Kelson Jr. - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 6 & 7)
• Lonnie Liston Smith - electric piano (tracks 1-5 & 8)
• Mike Wofford - electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, piano
• Laurindo Almeida - guitar (tracks 6 & 7)
• Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour - electric guitar (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
• Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass
• Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
• Jimmy Gordon - drums (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• Willie Bobo - percussion